I-710 Corridor: CA7

18 mile freeway expansion project from the Pomona Freeway (SR-60) to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles

The study area encompasses 15 cities and unincorporated areas (3) in Los Angeles County adjacent to the freeway corridor

Multi-billion dollar project

Project Participants

Metro

Gateway Cities Council of Governments

The California Department of Transportation

Port of Long Beach

Port of Los Angeles

Southern California Association of Governments

I-5 Joint Powers Authority

WHAT IS COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE 7?
The Community Alternative 7 (CA7) is a holistic I-710 corridor improvement project that meets the needs of residents while accommodating projected truck traffic along the corridor. The CA7 was developed by members of the Coalition for Environmental Health and Justice (CEHAJ) as an alternative vision of how goods movement projects, like the I-710 Corridor Project, can protect community health, improve quality of life, improve air quality, and effectively and safely plan for the region’s goods movement growth.

THE SEVEN ELEMENTS OF CA7:

No widening of the general-purpose lanes – More roads, means more traffic.

A comprehensive public transit element – The potential to expand public transit could reduce individual car use, reducing congestion and increasing the quality of life for corridor communities.

Mandatory Zero-Emission Corridor (ZEC) – The highway expansion project will increase truck travel on the corridor. Zero–emission technology is available and CA7 mandates the use of a zero-emission freight system.

Public Private Partnership (PPP) Operator of the ZEC – We need to create accountability and the assurance that zero-emission means zero-emission; the PPP’s can ensure this happens.

River Improvements – This I-710 Corridor Project will have significant impacts on the Los Angeles River, CA7 insures river improvements along the 20-mile, such as green belt, open space and trail developments.

Comprehensive Pedestrian and Bicycle Element – Pedestrian and bicyclist safety needs to be prioritized, especially when trucks pass through community streets.

Community Benefits – A project estimated to be over $6 billion dollars should offer benefits to the local residents. We are asking for targeted hiring measures and training programs to benefit low-income residents of the impacted corridor communities.

WHAT IS THE COST OF NOT IMPLEMENTING CA7?Our health. The I-710 Freeway runs through 18 cities in the Los Angeles area and serves as a major goods movement corridor accommodating a high volume of truck travel. On any day, there are up to 260,000 cars and over 40,000 diesel trucks traveling on the I-710. The pollution from these vehicles adversely affects the health of the residents living along the corridor. In addition, our region is not in compliance with air quality standards for Particulate Matter 2.5, a dangerous air pollutant.